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Whether we’re parents or not, we all have role to play in their lives and development, helping them fulfill God’s purpose for their lives. In fact, this is the number one thing we do in ministry. Children today, more than ever before, need the positive and godly influence of the adults in their lives. Unfortunately, there seems to be a real disconnect between children and parents today. The majority of people who have children today don’t have a clue how to raise them, continuing the cycle of passing on from generation to generation those flaws and curses that they received from their parents.

While none of us wants our children to fail, many of us don’t have a vision for our children’s lives. And, honestly, it’s not surprising. Think about your life as you were growing up. Did your parents talk with you about your purpose, your future or having a vision for your life. Most of us would have to say, “No.”

And today, not much has changed. The average twenty year old is still trying to figure out who they are and where they’re going. Why? Because they didn’t have parents who proactively shaped and influenced them toward their purpose. We, however, have a chance to change that for the children in our sphere of influence. By following God’s plan, our children (biological or otherwise) can be people who grow up to do amazing things in this world.

Now this is not a small task. Children have to be aimed. If we don’t aim them in the right direction, they can be dangerous; someone’s going to get hurt. When we have kids, we become warriors. We have to fight for them. It is tough and challenging. It requires everything we’ve got to succeed. We can’t just sit back and passively raise our kids. That only leads to shame and destruction.

God has created every child with an assignment, a specific purpose in this world. But, that assignment is up for battle; it’s not necessarily going to happen unless we as parents help them. Our kids won’t just fulfill it on their own. We need to understand this fact from the very beginning: Our assignment is to help them find theirs, get them into it early, and help keep them on their way. We do this by:

• Establishing healthy boundaries through loving discipline.
• Maintaining a healthy relationship with them, and ensuring that their other relationships are healthy.
• Living as healthy role models through the life we live before our children.

Now, there’s a lot more to each one of these points, but rather than break them down here, I want to encourage you to listen to or watch the message I gave last weekend during our services where I went into a lot more detail.

God has given us a real vision for children, and for instilling that vision in others. I invite you to take part in this adventure, to live a 20/20 LIFE and get the Vision for Children.